{"id":"pypiserver-pypiserver","name":"pypiserver","af_score":34.0,"security_score":43.8,"reliability_score":36.2,"what_it_does":"pypiserver is a self-hosted PyPI-compatible package index/server that allows publishing and serving Python package artifacts (sdists/wheels) over HTTP, typically used for internal/private Python package distribution.","best_when":"You want a lightweight, self-hosted PyPI-compatible endpoint for controlled distribution of Python packages in your own infrastructure.","avoid_when":"You cannot operate and maintain a web service (TLS termination, backups, upgrades, monitoring) or you require enterprise-grade access control auditing out of the box.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:19:21.904795+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["HTTP basic authentication (commonly for upload endpoints in PyPI-compatible servers)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["No MCP/SDK: agents must interact via HTTP/standard Python tooling (pip) rather than a dedicated agent interface.","Operations for publishing may not be naturally idempotent depending on server configuration (re-upload behavior can vary).","Agent workflows should avoid scraping assumptions about HTML structure for simple index endpoints unless documented, and prefer pip-compatible interactions."],"error_quality":0.0}